The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-15
NAVAL STORES STATEMENT.

Stock on hand and on shipboard
Receipts same day last year.. 422 AIS
FINANcIAL-Money is in great demand, with
the supply ample
ers are buying sight drafts at "a per cent dis
Flo, eign E.rchdnge-The market is dull but
steady. Commercial demand, 81 81 sixty days,
81 79; ninety days, 81 "a. francs Paris and
Havre, commercial sixty days, s. 2S; Swiss,
S. 2S1b; marks, sixty days, 941s.
SECuRITIEs-The market is lifeless, but partly
because the offerings are so light.
STOCKS AND BoNDs-City BondS-Atlanta 6
per cent long date, 10S bid, 10 asked; Atlanta
per cent, lis bid. 121 asked: Augusta : per
cent long date 107 bid, 10 asked; Augusta IS
long date, 1903 bid 40 asked; Columbus per
cent, 100 bid, los asked; Macon per cent,
Ill bid, 112 asked; new Savannah per cent,
January coupons, 1902 bid, 1929 asked; new
Savannah per cent, February coupons, 1Ol&
bid 1921 asked
state Bonds-Georgia new IS, 1889, 101 bid,
102 asked; Georgia new 413s LOG bid, 1854
asked; Georgia per cent gold, quarterly cou-
pons. 1855 bid, 1866 ssked Georgia per cent,
coupons January and July, maturity 1896, 40
Railroad StockS-Central common, ex-divi-
dend 11S16 bid, 100 asked Augusta and Savannah
per cent guaranteed, eX-dlvidend ~ BID,
122 asked; Georgia common, 1876 bid, 1873
asked; Southwestern per cent guaranteed,
ex-dvidend 12413 bid, 12516 asked; Central .
per cent certificates, ex-intereSt 80 bid 1OO
asked; Atlanta and West Point railroad stock,
1C7 bid, 1909 asked; Atlanta and West Point 9
asked. y ''''~''
Railroad Bonds-Savannah, Florida and
Western Railway Company general mortgage q
per cent interest, coupons October, Ill bid,
l12 asked; Atlantic and Gulf first mortgage
consolidated per cent, coupons January anu
July, maturity 1897, III bid, liz asked;
Central consolidated mortgage I per cent cent
coupons January and July, maturity l693,
110N bid, III asked; Georgia railroad Is, 1885,,
LOG bid, 1903 asked Mobile and Girard second
mortgage Endorsed per cent, coupons January
Montgomery and Eufaula first mortgage 6 per
cent Endorsed by Central railroad, l0S bid,
100 asked; Marietta and North Georgia first
mortgage, so years, 6 per cent, 1904 bid, 10115
mortgage, 1i016 bid, 11116 asked; Charlotte, Co
lumbia and Augusta second mort
gage, lOs bid, 1IO)4 asked; West
ern Alabama second mortgage in
dorsed per cent, 1O6 bid, 1O7 asked; South
Georgia and Florida indorsed, 11S bid, 100
asked; South Georgia and Florida second
Knoxville first mortgage per cent, 111@ bid
1l2l6 asked; Gainesville, Jefferson and south
ern first mortgage guaranteed, 10 bid ll61s
asked; Gainesville, jefferson and Southern not
guaranteed, 1l3 asked; Ocean Steamship
8 per cent bonds, guaranteed by Central
railroad, 1O334 bid, 1919 asked; Gainesville,
jefferson and Southern SECOND mortgage
guaranteed, 118 asked; ,. Columbus s, and and
trail railroad, 106 bid, 107 asked; Columbus
and Western per cent guaranteed, 1O9 bid
40 asked: City and Suburban railway first
mortgage per cent, 10Y bid, 108 asked.
Bank Stocks Nominal. Southern Bank OF
the State Of Georgia, 1913 bid, 2o2 asked; Mer
chants National Bank 100 bid 1865 asked; Sa,
vannah Bank and Trust Company, 30 bid, W
asked; National Bank of Savannah, 10 bid,
12l asked; Ogethorpe Savings and Trust Com
pany, 107 bid, l0S asked.
Gas Stocks-Savannah Gas Light stock, ex-
dividend, % lid. 2019 asked: Mutual Gas Light
stock, 20 bid, % asked
BAcoN.-Market firm and advancing; demand
good smoked clear rib sides, 9lHc; shoulders,
71sc; dry sailed clear rib Sides 81; long clear,
She; bellies, SIC; shoulders, none; hams l5c.
quote: Bagging-24 fbs S@os14c; 2 lbs, TAO
711c; 1M MS 707l4c, according to brand and
quantity. Iron tieS--Alrow and othe" brands,
none; nominal. 81 25 per bundle, according to
brand and quantity. Begging and Ties III retail
lots fraction higher
BUTrER--M Market steady; choice Goshen, 2Oc;
gilt edge, 22m25c; creamery, 25@26c.
CABBAGE Northern, 13c 49,
CHEEsE-Market steady; fair demand. We
quote, 11GDI4c.
Fancy nc; choice. 2lc: prime, 2O1sc; good, NC;
fair 19lsc: ordinary. ISl9c; common, he.
DRIED FRUIT-Apples, evnporated, ll52ci
peeled, 1l6c. Peaches. peeled, 2Oc; unpeeled'
5@fc, Currants, &c, Citron, 25c
Dry GooDs-rhe market is firm; business Ialr'
We quote; Prints, 46D6c. Georgia brown shirt
ing, "a, 4l5c; rs do, 5l6c; "A brown sheeting,
616c; white osnaburgs, s1SQ916c; checks, $40
&c; yarns, sc for best makes; brown drilings'
ol201l@c.
FIsH-I.ight demand on account Of high
prices. We quote full weights: Mackerel-No.
J. $40 on; No 3, half barrels. nominal, 81 600
80; No. ?, ~ 80. Herring-No. /, 2Oc; scaled,
&C.. Cod, 5@sc.